Industrial Attachment / ITP = Legalised Exploitation.

I'm frustrated at how things are turning out at NCS. I am not frustrated at NCS, but rather Singapore Polytechnic for failing to protect us students from being exploited and treated unfairly at the companies we work at.

And sadly, I'm one of those who have been treated unfairly. Firstly, I am not unhappy with the colleagues or bosses there at all. They are really nice people. Again, its Singapore Poly or even MOE that I am unhappy with.

What I am unhappy with. The allowances we recieve as attachment students at these company. I fail to see any reason why we don't recieve the equivalent of Temp Staff pay as an O'level certificate holder while being on attachment. Allow me to explain my situation.

I am an attachment student from Singapore Poly, YEAR 2 to NCS. I recieve an attachment student allowance from NCS of $500 and NO OVERTIME PAY. My work revolves around IT services and networks. The attachment is part of my course, Diploma in INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, an IT-course. I'm 25 yrs old, and have completed NS.

A temp staff recently came in, but NOT on attachment. He too is from Singapore poly, but YEAR 1. He is enrolled in the Diploma in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, and has NO FORMAL IT TRAINING. He is payed $7 an hour, and contracted til mid APRIL, same as me. With the amount of OT we are doing, he'll be getting approximately $1000 a month.

The situation is this. He's a new guy, with no IT experience. And I'm the one who has to TEACH him the basics to our work there.

Can you see the point of my frustration?

Singapore Polytechnic has failed to prevent me from being exploited as an IA student. listening to the rain... 1:02 AM

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